Chinese Dim Sum Recipes - Prawn Toasts Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 450 g/1lb peeled prawns, minced
• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce
• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry
• 5 ml/1 tsp salt
• 5 ml/1 tsp minced ginger root
• 8 slices bread, cut into triangles
• oil for deep-frying
  Method:
• Mix together 1 egg with all the remaining ingredients  except the bread and oil. Spoon the mixture on to the bread triangles and press into a dome.
• Brush with the remaining egg. Heat about 5cm/2 in of oil and deep fry the bread triangles until golden brown. Drain well before serving.
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Chinese Dim Sum Recipes - Prawns and Noodle Rolls Recipe

Ingredients

• 50 g/2 oz egg noodles, broken into pieces
• 15 ml/1 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil
• 50 g/2 oz lean pork, finely chopped
• 100 g/4 oz mushrooms, chopped
• 3 spring onions (scallions), chopped
• 100 g/4 oz peeled prawns, chopped
• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry
• salt and pepper
• 24 wonton skins
• 1 egg, beaten
• oil for deep-frying
  Method:
• Cook the noodles in boiling water for 5 minutes then drain and chop. Heat the oil and stir-fry the pork for 4 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms and onions and stir-fry for 2 minutes then remove from the heat.
• Mix in the prawns, wine or sherry and noodles and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Place spoonfuls of the mixture on the centre of each wonton skin and brush the edges with beaten egg. Fold over the edges then roll up the wrappers, sealing the edges together.
• Heat the oil and deep-fry the rolls a few at a time for about 5 minutes until golden. Drain on kitchen paper before serving.

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